General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

liquid ink/ glass bottle/ metal cap/ paper label

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

6.7 cm

Width

4.2 cm

Height

6.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Office equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Waterman

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Montreal

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Lewis Waterman opened the Montreal factory where this item was produced circa 1899.

Function

A coloured liquid dispensed from a fountain pen to create permanent written characters, usually on paper.

Technical

American Lewis Waterman patented the first 'practical' fountain pen in 1884. His pens, functioning sue to capillary action, quickly increased in popularity and within six years Waterman led the U.S. pen market. In 1899, Waterman opened factories in Canada and overseas to meet the growing demand for his fountain pens. With the expansion of his company, Waterman started producing pens in a wide variety of designs made with high-quality materials and also manufactured specialty items such as pen cases and inks.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

red and black lettering on label reads 'Waterman's/ Ideal/ INK/ PERMANENT/ BLUE BLACK/ TO FILL PEN/ WHEN INK IS LOW/ STAND/ BOTTLE/ ON SIDE/ MADE IN CANADA''

Missing

complete

Finish

blue-black ink/ transparent blue? bottle/ black painted cap/ yellow and blue label

Decoration

logo reading 'Ideal' and illustration of pen and ink bottle on label